Bruce Willis starts shooting Red, and bad guys

Bruce Willis doesn't tend to do things small. For example, he's taking some of writer Warren Ellis' atypically small and straightforward work, the three-issue espionage comic RED, and ramping up the action and tossing in some Oscar-worthy talent.

The movie is now officially underway in Toronto, under the eye of director Robert Schwentke (FLIGHTPLAN, THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE). The original comic followed a former CIA operative enjoying a solitary retirement until the new company director discovers his secrets and decides to make it permanent.

The movie version expands on that: RED is the story of Frank Moses (Willis), a former black-ops CIA agent, who is now living a quiet life. That is, until the day a hi-tech assassin shows up intent on killing him. With his identity compromised and the life of the woman he cares for, Sarah (Mary-Louise Parker), endangered, Frank reassembles his old team (Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren) in a last ditch effort to survive.

The movie also features Karl Urban, Brian Cox, Academy Award®-winners Richard Dreyfuss and Ernest Borgnine, Julian McMahon, James Remar and Rebecca Pidgeon (making a rare movie without hubby David Mamet).

Extra Tidbit:

Bruce Willis "starred" in the 1998 Playstation game APOCALYPSE. It didn't help much.

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YIKES!

ROBERT SCHWENTKE did a bang- upjob on both'FLIGHTPLAN'and(while not my cup of tea,but still good)'THE TIME TRAVELLERS WIFE',and HOLY HELL what a cast...WILLIS(IN GENRE OF CHOICE)FREEMAN,HELEN MIRREN,MARY-LOUISE PARKER,MALKOVICH,DREYFUSS,and my man,the always entertaining ERNIE BORGNINE!I'm digging this BIG-TIME!

ROBERT SCHWENTKE did a bang- upjob on both'FLIGHTPLAN'and(while not my cup of tea,but still good)'THE TIME TRAVELLERS WIFE',and HOLY HELL what a cast...WILLIS(IN GENRE OF CHOICE)FREEMAN,HELEN MIRREN,MARY-LOUISE PARKER,MALKOVICH,DREYFUSS,and my man,the always entertaining ERNIE BORGNINE!I'm digging this BIG-TIME!

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I've read the comic before and it's not even close to any of Ellis' better works (ie Transmetropolitan, Freak Angels, Black Summer, and even Crooked Little Vein). The cast is great and the whole idea of the team joining up is a great way to improve the rather dull and simple plot of the comic. I love Warren Ellis, however I am not at all excited to see this simple story be blown up to insane cinematic proportions. look at 300. it was visually awesome, however the majority of the story that was

I've read the comic before and it's not even close to any of Ellis' better works (ie Transmetropolitan, Freak Angels, Black Summer, and even Crooked Little Vein). The cast is great and the whole idea of the team joining up is a great way to improve the rather dull and simple plot of the comic. I love Warren Ellis, however I am not at all excited to see this simple story be blown up to insane cinematic proportions. look at 300. it was visually awesome, however the majority of the story that was added for the movie was just lame compared to the essential bare bones comic plot. I really hope this works out. God damn it they just need to get a good screenplay for a Transmetropolitan flick circulated. That's Warren Ellis' best work in my opinion, and it definitely deserves a cinematic overhaul. Not Red. Despite all I just said I am still very happy that Ellis is getting a movie made out of his material.

They could have called it "Blue" and used the handicap sign as their poster considering all the old people they have as part of the 'old team'. Especially Ernest Borgnine (who I honestly thought was dead).

Finally, any movie with Karl "Kiss of Death" Urban in it is doomed to failure from the start. Look at his movie resume on IMDB if you doubt me.

They could have called it "Blue" and used the handicap sign as their poster considering all the old people they have as part of the 'old team'. Especially Ernest Borgnine (who I honestly thought was dead).

Finally, any movie with Karl "Kiss of Death" Urban in it is doomed to failure from the start. Look at his movie resume on IMDB if you doubt me.

Whoa

I thought it all sounded too familiar and then I read "reassembles his old team (Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren)" which just made it go from meh to BADASS on my list. I'm a huge Bruce fan and he always does good and this should be no different.

I thought it all sounded too familiar and then I read "reassembles his old team (Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren)" which just made it go from meh to BADASS on my list. I'm a huge Bruce fan and he always does good and this should be no different.